Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaCocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa
For more than 10 years, one third of the cocaine that enters Europe does so through West Africa. Nevertheless, little is known about the relationship between Latin America, as the region that produces cocaine, and West Africa, as a zone of trafficking, stockpiling and consumption. This ar...
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For more than 10 years, one third of the cocaine that enters Europe does so through West Africa. Nevertheless, little is known about the relationship between Latin America, as the region that produces cocaine, and West Africa, as a zone of trafficking, stockpiling and consumption. This article, which is of an exploratory kind, seeks to understand why West Africa presents itself as attractive to Latin-American traffickers and how the link between them and the Africans works. The hypothesis stated in this work is that African States have been co-opted by criminal organizations. They generate greater incentives for Latin American criminal organizations, which consider this route less risky and more profitable than others, even though they have to negotiate part of the logistics with their African peers. As a result, three hubs through which cocaine comes from Latin America have been detected: one on the Atlantic Coast, one in the Sahel and another one in the Gulf of Benin. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-37002021-07-13T03:39:06Z Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa El tráfico de cocaína entre América Latina y África Occidental O Tráfico de cocaína entre a América Latina e a África Ocidental Sampo, Carolina Narcotrafico Latinoamerica Africa Occidental Cocaina For more than 10 years, one third of the cocaine that enters Europe does so through West Africa. Nevertheless, little is known about the relationship between Latin America, as the region that produces cocaine, and West Africa, as a zone of trafficking, stockpiling and consumption. This article, which is of an exploratory kind, seeks to understand why West Africa presents itself as attractive to Latin-American traffickers and how the link between them and the Africans works. The hypothesis stated in this work is that African States have been co-opted by criminal organizations. They generate greater incentives for Latin American criminal organizations, which consider this route less risky and more profitable than others, even though they have to negotiate part of the logistics with their African peers. As a result, three hubs through which cocaine comes from Latin America have been detected: one on the Atlantic Coast, one in the Sahel and another one in the Gulf of Benin. Desde hace más de 10 años, un tercio de la cocaína que ingresa a Europa lo hace a través de África Occidental. Sin embargo, poco se sabe de la relación existente entre América Latina, como región productora de cocaína, y África Occidental, como zona de tráfico, acopio y consumo. Este trabajo, de carácter exploratorio, busca entender por qué África Occidental se presenta atractiva para los traficantes latinoamericanos y cómo funciona el vínculo entre ellos y los africanos. La hipótesis que plantea es que los Estados africanos han sido cooptados por las organizaciones criminales. Estas generan mayores incentivos para las organizaciones criminales latinoamericanas, que consideran que dicha ruta es menos riesgosa y más redituable que otras, aun cuando tengan que negociar, parte de la logística con sus pares africanos. Como resultado, se han detectado tres hubs por los que ingresa la cocaína proveniente de América Latina: uno en la Costa Atlántica, uno en el Sahel y otro en el golfo de Benín. Abstract For more than 10 years, one third of the cocaine that enters Europe does so through West Africa. Nevertheless, little is known about the relationship between Latin America, as the region that produces cocaine, and West Africa, as a zone of trafficking, stockpiling and consumption. This article, which is of an exploratory kind, seeks to understand why West Africa presents itself as attractive to Latin-American traffickers and how the link between them and the Africans works. The hypothesis stated in this work is that African States have been co-opted by criminal organizations. They generate greater incentives for Latin American criminal organizations, which consider this route less risky and more profitable than others, even though they have to negotiate part of the logistics with their African peers. As a result, three hubs through which cocaine comes from Latin America have been detected: one on the Atlantic Coast, one in the Sahel and another one in the Gulf of Benin. Por mais de 10 anos, um terço da cocaína que entra na Europa o faz através da África Ocidental. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre a relação entre a América Latina, como uma região produtora de cocaína, e a África Ocidental, como uma zona de tráfico, armazenamento e consumo. Este trabalho exploratório procura entender por que a África Ocidental é atraente para os traficantes latino-americanos e como funciona o link entre eles e os africanos. A hipótese que norteia nosso trabalho é a de que os Estados africanos foram cooptados por organizações criminosas, gerando maiores incentivos para as organizações criminosas latino-americanas,que consideram que esse caminho é menos arriscado e mais lucrativo do que outros, mesmo quando têm que negociar parte da logística com suas contrapartes africanas. Como resultado, três centros foram detectados através dos quais a cocaína vem da América Latina: um na costa do Atlântico, um no Sahel e outro no Golfo do Benin. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2019-05-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3700 10.17141/urvio.24.2019.3700 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 24 (2019): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (Junio-noviembre); 187-203 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 24 (2019): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (Junio-noviembre); 187-203 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.24.2019 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3700/2631 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3700/2643 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3700/2656 Derechos de autor 2019 URVIO - Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad |
| spellingShingle | Sampo, Carolina Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa |
| title | Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa |
| title_full | Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa |
| title_fullStr | Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa |
| title_short | Cocaine Trafficking between Latin America and West Africa |
| title_sort | cocaine trafficking between latin america and west africa |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/3700 |